Properties (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Affirmed_individual_rights_under_the_Second_Amendment
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:citedBy |
Numerous legal briefs
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Roberts_Court
5-4 ruling |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 26, 2008 |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Dick_Anthony_Heller
District of Columbia |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Extensive legal commentary
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-9/11 gun rights debates
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Challenged_D.C._law_prohibiting_handgun_possession
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Heller
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| gptkbp:impact |
Gun control legislation
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Gun rights advocacy groups
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Previous gun rights cases
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
Constitutional interpretation Originalism Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer Set a precedent for future cases regarding gun rights. |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Alan_Gura
Individual right to bear arms Constitutional law and civil rights Gun control vs. individual rights Influenced state laws on gun ownership Second_Amendment_rights Expanded_interpretation_of_the_Second_Amendment |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkb:Gun-Free_School_Zones_Act National Firearms Act Assault Weapons Ban Firearm_regulations_in_various_states |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
554 U.S. 570 (2008)
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck_down_Washington_D.C._handgun_ban
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent gun rights cases
Right to possess firearms in the home |
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Polarizing opinions on gun rights
Gun violence and public safety |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:McDonald_v._City_of_Chicago
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| gptkbp:significance |
First_Supreme_Court_case_to_explicitly_rule_on_the_Second_Amendment
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